function result = is_devVer(obj)
  % Returns 1 (true) if obj has '_dev' in its name (indicating that it is a "development" version)
  % 0 (false) otherwise
  %
  % Author: David Goldsmith, Wash. State Dept. of Ecology, dgol461@ecy.wa.gov
  % Release date: 8/10/2011
    result = logical(strfind(class(obj), '_dev'));